Cameroon vs Kenya: Population density
Cameroon
188.01 people per km²
in 2100
Kenya
183.07 people per km²
in 2100
Cameroon rank
80th
Kenya rank
83rd
Population density over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 188.01 people per km² against 183.07 people per km² in Kenya, a difference of 4.94 people per km².
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 80th and Kenya ranks 83rd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 16 and Kenya in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.5 people per km² | 1.41 people per km² | 0.0895 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1100s | 1.71 people per km² | 1.65 people per km² | 0.0571 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1200s | 1.95 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | 0.0552 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1300s | 2.23 people per km² | 2.14 people per km² | 0.0881 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1400s | 2.55 people per km² | 2.39 people per km² | 0.161 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1500s | 2.91 people per km² | 2.64 people per km² | 0.2793 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1600s | 3.33 people per km² | 3.07 people per km² | 0.2565 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1700s | 3.81 people per km² | 3.51 people per km² | 0.2931 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1710s | 3.64 people per km² | 3.6 people per km² | 0.0449 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 3.68 people per km² | 3.64 people per km² | 0.0392 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 3.72 people per km² | 3.68 people per km² | 0.0332 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 3.75 people per km² | 3.73 people per km² | 0.0267 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 3.8 people per km² | 3.78 people per km² | 0.0197 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 3.84 people per km² | 3.83 people per km² | 0.0122 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 3.89 people per km² | 3.88 people per km² | 0.004 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 3.94 people per km² | 3.94 people per km² | 0.0048 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1790s | 3.99 people per km² | 4.01 people per km² | 0.0144 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1800s | 3.93 people per km² | 4.63 people per km² | 0.6972 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1810s | 3.94 people per km² | 4.88 people per km² | 0.9478 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1820s | 4.18 people per km² | 5.15 people per km² | 0.9644 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1830s | 4.77 people per km² | 5.43 people per km² | 0.6561 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1840s | 5.45 people per km² | 5.72 people per km² | 0.276 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1850s | 5.96 people per km² | 6.03 people per km² | 0.0678 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1860s | 6.23 people per km² | 6.35 people per km² | 0.1169 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1870s | 6.55 people per km² | 6.71 people per km² | 0.1633 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1880s | 6.92 people per km² | 7.13 people per km² | 0.2133 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1890s | 6.99 people per km² | 7.18 people per km² | 0.19 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1900s | 6.55 people per km² | 6.68 people per km² | 0.1318 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1910s | 6.1 people per km² | 6.29 people per km² | 0.1853 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1920s | 6.32 people per km² | 6.7 people per km² | 0.3815 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1930s | 7.19 people per km² | 7.81 people per km² | 0.6226 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1940s | 8.33 people per km² | 9.15 people per km² | 0.8243 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1950s | 9.89 people per km² | 11.43 people per km² | 1.53 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1960s | 11.99 people per km² | 16.2 people per km² | 4.21 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1970s | 15.47 people per km² | 23.43 people per km² | 7.97 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1980s | 20.5 people per km² | 33.28 people per km² | 12.77 people per km² | Kenya |
| 1990s | 27.29 people per km² | 46.13 people per km² | 18.85 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2000s | 35.77 people per km² | 62.13 people per km² | 26.36 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2010s | 47.56 people per km² | 81.72 people per km² | 34.16 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2020s | 62.48 people per km² | 100.19 people per km² | 37.71 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2030s | 79.35 people per km² | 119.7 people per km² | 40.36 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2040s | 97.72 people per km² | 137.98 people per km² | 40.26 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2050s | 116.57 people per km² | 153.36 people per km² | 36.79 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2060s | 135.01 people per km² | 166.17 people per km² | 31.15 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2070s | 152.48 people per km² | 175.31 people per km² | 22.83 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2080s | 168.23 people per km² | 180.59 people per km² | 12.36 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2090s | 181.62 people per km² | 182.89 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | Kenya |
| 2100s | 188.01 people per km² | 183.07 people per km² | 4.94 people per km² | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Cameroon, at 188.01 people per km² against 183.07 people per km² in Kenya as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 4.94 people per km², with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for population density?
- Cameroon ranks 80th and Kenya ranks 83rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.